People who achieve great things do more than is expected.
There is a secret that every successful person has discovered. You achieve greatness on the second mile. why? Because there’s not much traffic on the second mile. Everyone is on the first mile. But when you go the extra mile, you separate yourself from the pack. You’ll never achieve greatness by only doing the bare minimum.
Jesus said, “If anybody forces you to go a mile with him, do more, go two miles with him.” (Matthew 5:41, Ph)
Here’s a great “extra mile” story.
It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 am, when an elderly gentleman, in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry and that he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs, and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redressed his wound. While taking care of him, we began to engage in conversation. I asked him if he had a doctor’s appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I then inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and was a victim of Alzheimer’s Disease. As we talked and I finished dressing his wound, I asked if she would be worried if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, and hadn’t recognized him in five years. I was surprised, and asked him, “And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?” He smiled and patted my hand and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I still know who she is.”
When you are tempted to take short cuts and think “No one will ever know” remember God is watching everything you do. Go the extra mile today! The word of the day is the “Extra Mile.”
(story taken from http://www.rogerdarlington.me.uk/stories.html#Story64)